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Siobhán McSweeney
Siobhán McSweeney (born 27 December 1979) is an Irish actress and presenter. She is best known for her role as Sister Michael in the teen sitcom ''Derry Girls''. Early life McSweeney was born in County Cork, Ireland where she grew up in Aherla. Before acting, she earned a science degree at the University College Cork. In 2001, she moved to London when she secured a place at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Career McSweeney's first role was in 2006 as Julia in the film '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley''. In 2015, she played Una Gilbert in the film ''Mr. Holmes''. The same year, she played Ruth Cheetham in ''No Offence''. In 2016, she played Audrey in ''As You Like It'' at National Theatre Live. Later that year, she played the role of Witzender in the film ''Alice Through the Looking Glass''. In 2017, she played a social worker in the short film ''Big Dog''. From 2018 to 2022, McSweeney played the role of Sister Michael in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Derry Girls'' written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are Mallow, Macroom, Midleton, and Skibbereen. the county had a population of 581,231, making it the third- most populous county in Ireland. Cork County Council is the local authority for the county, while Cork City Council governs the city of Cork and its environs. Notable Corkonians include Michael Collins, Jack Lynch, Roy Keane, Sonia O'Sullivan and Cillian Murphy. Cork borders four other counties: Kerry to the west, Limerick to the north, Tipperary to the north-east and Waterford to the east. The county contains a section of the Golden Vale pastureland that stretches from Kanturk in the north to Allihies in the south. The south-west region, including West Cork, is one of Ireland's main tourist destinations, known for its rugged coast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in the United Kingdom. At the time, the only other channels were the television licence, licence-funded BBC One and BBC Two, and a single commercial broadcasting network ITV (TV network), ITV. The network's headquarters are based in London and Leeds, with creative hubs in Glasgow and Bristol. It is publicly owned and advertising-funded; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public corporation of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993. Until 2010, Channel 4 did not broadcast in Wales, but many of its programmes were re-broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fall (TV Series)
''The Fall'' is a crime drama television series filmed and set in Northern Ireland. The series, starring Gillian Anderson as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson, is created and written by Allan Cubitt and features Jamie Dornan as serial killer Paul Spector. It is produced by Artists Studio, and shown on RTÉ One in the Republic of Ireland and BBC Two in the UK. The series premiered in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland on RTÉ One on 12 May 2013, and in the rest of the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 13 May 2013. The second series began in the Republic of Ireland on 9 November and in the UK on 13 November 2014. The third series premiered on RTÉ One on 25 September and on BBC Two on 29 September 2016. Plot Metropolitan Police Superintendent Stella Gibson, a senior investigating officer who reviews investigations, is seconded to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to assess the progress of a murder investigation that has remained active for longer than 28 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Irish (TV Series)
''London Irish'' is a British sitcom that debuted in 2013 on Channel 4. It follows the antics of Conor, Bronagh, Packy and Niamh, four twenty-something Belfast expatriates living in London. Main cast * Peter Campion as Patrick "Packy" Kennedy * Sinéad Keenan as Bronagh Lynch * Kerr Logan as Conor Lynch * Kat Reagan as Niamh Rafferty * Ardal O'Hanlon as Chris "Da" Lynch * Tracey Lynch as "Ma" Lynch Episode list ''Episode 1'' Packy bumps into Ryan, an old friend from home; a lovely polite fella whose hand got shot off during a hold-up at a garage where he worked with Packy, while covering Packy's shift. Still feeling guilty about it, Packy decides to donate the proceeds of the pub quiz to Ryan's cause. And, of course, you'd think a good deed would lead to good things... ''Episode 2'' It's the morning after the night before... a wedding party. Bronagh wakes up wearing the bride's wedding dress, while Packy wakes up next to his crazy ex-girlfriend Steph. Conor did something bad, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kitchen (play)
''The Kitchen'' is a 1957 play by Arnold Wesker. It was Wesker's first work which is his most performed play. It has been produced in sixty cities including Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Paris - where it was the first widely recognized production by Théâtre du Soleil in 1967, Moscow, Montreal and Zurich. The play follows the staff in a cafe's kitchen during the course of a busy morning. A film version A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film. Although often considered a type of derivative work, film adaptation has been conceptualized recently by academic scholars such as Robert Stam as a dia ... appeared in 1961. The play was subject to a major revival at the National Theatre's Olivier Theatre in 2011. References 1957 plays Plays by Arnold Wesker {{1950s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ''Emmerdale Farm'' was first broadcast on 16 October 1972. Interior scenes have been filmed at the Leeds Studios since its inception. Exterior scenes were first filmed in Arncliffe in Littondale, and the series may have taken its name from Amerdale, an ancient name of Littondale. Exterior scenes were later shot at Esholt, but are now shot at a purpose-built set on the Harewood estate. The programme is broadcast in every ITV region. The series originally aired during the afternoon and was intended to be a three-month television series. However, more episodes were ordered and transmitted during the daytime until 1978, when it was moved to an early-evening prime time slot in most regions. In the late 1980s, the soap was met with a new produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellie Taylor
Eleanor Jane Taylor is an English comedian, television personality, actress, and writer. After appearing on ''Show Me the Funny'' in 2011, Taylor has appeared on numerous television shows, including ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' (2011–2017), ''Fake Reaction'' (2013–2014), ''Mock the Week'' (2015–2019), ''The Lodge'' (2016), ''Stand-Up Central'' (2017), ''The Mash Report'' (2017–2022), ''Plebs'' (2018–2019), and ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (2022). She has also presented the shows ''Snog Marry Avoid?'' (2012–2013) and '' Live at the Apollo'' (2016–2018). Taylor has written and performed five stand-up comedy shows: ''Elliementary'' (2015), ''Infidelliety'' (2016), ''This Guy'' (2017–2018), ''Cravings'' (2019), which was also shown on Netflix as part of ''Comedians of the World'', and ''Don't Got This'' (2019–2021). In 2021, she published her debut book, ''My Child and Other Mistakes'', which became a ''Sunday Times'' bestseller. Early life Taylor was born in Brentwood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Pottery Throw Down
''The Great Pottery Throw Down'' is a British television competition programme first broadcast on BBC Two from 3 November 2015. It is a contest in the style of ''The Great British Bake Off'' and ''The Great British Sewing Bee'', but with pottery. Format In each episode, a group of amateur potters compete to complete two pottery challenges. In the "main make" challenge, contestants undertake a substantial multi-stage creative task: subject to given specifications, they must design a ceramic creation, build it from raw clay, and decorate it; the finished products are fired in the kiln and presented to the judges for evaluation. In between stages of the main make, potters are given a "second challenge", a smaller-scale task testing a specific pottery skill, on which they are ranked from worst to best by the judges. At the end of each episode, the judges designate the best-performing contestant as "potter of the week". The contestant with the worst results is dismissed, and all othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great British Bake Off
''The Great British Bake Off'' (often abbreviated to ''Bake Off'' or ''GBBO'') is a British television baking competition, produced by Love Productions, in which a group of amateur bakers compete against each other in a series of rounds, attempting to impress two judges with their baking skills. One contestant is eliminated in each round, and the winner is selected from the contestants who reach the final. The first episode was aired on 17 August 2010, with its first four series broadcast on BBC Two, until its growing popularity led the BBC to move it to BBC One for the next three series. After its seventh series, Love Productions signed a three-year deal with Channel 4 to produce the series for the broadcaster. The programme was originally presented by Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, with judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood. Following its move to Channel 4, Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig took over as presenters, but Toksvig was later replaced by Matt Lucas. Hollywood and Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Brunch
''Sunday Brunch'' is a British television programme presented by Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer. It is broadcast live on Channel 4 on Sunday mornings and features cookery and interviews with celebrity guests. Format The programme began on 25 March 2012. It was first announced by Channel 4 in February 2012 after the BBC series '' Something for the Weekend'' ended its seven-year run due to budget cuts. This is the same presenting team as the BBC show, with the exception of Louise Redknapp and Amanda Hamilton. The show runs live for three hours, including advertisements, which is 90 minutes longer than ''Something for the Weekend'' at the end of its run. It initially was broadcast for two hours including advertisements from 10:00am to 12 midday, but from 19 May 2013 was expanded to three hours from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Each programme features: Simon Rimmer cooking with Tim Lovejoy and the week's guests; highlights from television and film; interviews with guests; drink tasting with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave (TV Channel)
Dave is a British free-to-air television channel owned by UKTV, a subsidiary of BBC Studios. It broadcasts mainly comedy, with some factual programming. The channel took the name Dave on 15 October 2007, but it had been on air under various identities and formats since October 1998. History UK Gold Classics and UK Gold 2 (1998–2003) UK Gold Classics, UKTV's first digital-only channel, was launched on 2 October 1998 and was only broadcast from Friday to Sunday on Sky Digital from 6.00 pm to 2.00 am. Around this time, UK Gold began to move towards newer programmes instead of older ones; the 'classics' line-up included a number of early shows, including some black-and-white programmes, which had been acquired in the early years of the UK Gold service. They also showed some recent shows from the main channel, but the main purpose of the channel was older shows from the early years of UK Gold. On weekdays, the channel was off air, showing a still caption of all the UKT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porters (TV Series)
''Porters'' is a British television sitcom that has aired on Dave since 20 September 2017. The series is set in the fictional St. Etheldreda's hospital, and was created by former medic Dan Sefton. The series stars Edward Easton, Susan Wokoma, Claudia Jessie, Rutger Hauer and Daniel Mays. The first series of three episodes began on 20 September 2017. A second series of six episodes began airing on 14 March 2019. Cast and characters Main * Edward Easton as Simon Porter * Susan Wokoma as Frankie * Daniel Mays as Anthony De La Mer (Series 2) * Claudia Jessie as Lucy * Rutger Hauer as Tillman * Sanjeev Bhaskar as Mr. Pradeep * Sinead Keenan as Dr Batholomew (Series 2) * Tanya Franks as Jane Bison * Jo Joyner as Dr Kelly (Series 1) Recurring * James Atherton as Dr. McKenzie * Siobhán McSweeney as Alice * Jo Enright as Janice * Toby Williams as Terry Guest * Mathew Horne as Mark * Kelsey Grammer as Mendel * Samantha Spiro as Rebecca * Jamie Foreman as Alan McNally * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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